ESL Outstanding Students
Santiago Romero ESL 530R
Implanting Your Self into a New Culture
I arrived in San Diego, California from Colombia in 2002. For the next two years I only spoke Spanish. Although I was successful in my work, I thought something was missing. The language barrier was very big; so I decided to move north in order to overcome it by learning more about the culture.
Long hours of driving between work and home left me little free time to take a complete ESL course. Nevertheless, I began to develop my own method of learning English. This included reading magazines, novels and newspapers and watching English movies with English subtitles. All of these methods helped me expand my vocabulary. Finally my new job gave me the opportunity to study it at Sierra College, and now learning English is my obsession.
Hopefully one day, English will just pop into my mind and will be like second nature.
Miryan Lopez 530R Student
Hi, I am Miryan Lopez, six years ago I came here from Medellin Colombia with hundred of dreams in mind, one of my dream was to improve my English. Today I am happy for the opportunity in Sierra College, not only to learn English also my teachers and classmates are very nice. I made many friends from all over the world, from different cultures, customs, languages, it’s interesting for me and I am happy to have a good experience,
My goal is to learn English well to be able to get a job.
Angelica Juarez 530R Student
Hi I'm Angelica Juarez. I'm from Mexico. This is my first semester at Sierra College, and I'm so grateful with my wonderful teachers here. One of my goals for the future after ESL is continue to study and hopefully one day become a Nurse.
Maria del Mar Viveros 540R Student
My name is Maria del Mar Viveros Rincón, I’m from Cali Colombia and I came to USA in February 2007. I’m in an exchange program called Au Pair until August 2008. I live with an American family in El Dorado Hills. I work during the day taking care a baby 10 months old named Eric and from March, a newborn girl too. I love know other cultures, new places and learn different languages. I speak French too and I hope my English is very good when I come back to my country.
Maria Sanico 540R Student
Q: What is your name?
A: Maria Sanico
Q Where are you from?
A: Philippines
Q: Why did you choose Sierra College to study?
A: Sierra College offers good ESL programs.
Q: What is the most difficult part of studying ESL for you?
A: Balancing work and school.
Q: What do you enjoy most?
A: I enjoy learning English with my other ESL classmates who came from different parts of the world.
Q: What advice would you give new students to help them do well in the ESL program?
A: Don't be afraid to ask questions if you don't understand the subject matter. We are all here to learn. :)
Q: What have you done to be successful in your studies?
A: Properly managing time and being focused helps a lot.
Q: Besides studying English, what do you spend your time doing?
A. I love to travel and visit the different places in the US. I also love watching TV series like Grey's Anatomy, House and Desperate Housewives.
Thanks and Regards, Maria Sanico
Khtereh Oskooee 540R Student
My name is Khatereh Oskooee. I'm 27 years old and from Iran. I've been in U.S.A for 2 years. I love learning English and that's an important reason for my success. I like to improve my English to take my master's degree. Thank you
Sholeh SafarZadeh 540R Student
My name is Sholeh SafarZadeh. I’m originally from Iran and my native language is Persian. I lived in France and Montreal Canada for about 20 years.
I obtained a Diploma in French language in France and in Montreal I studied Public Nations at UQAM (the University of Quebec in Montreal).
I worked as a customer service supervisor for an International Airline Company in Montreal for about 8 years. I came to California 4 years ago because of love for my husband. He is Iranian- American and we have two beautiful children. Eventually I would like to continue my career in the Airline industry.
Pantea Hazegh Aazam 540R Student
I am from Iran. I have been in the U.S. for two years. This semester is my first semester that I take ESL courses in Sierra College. My English has improved during this semester and now I believe that I will improve my English more if I continue taking ESL courses and spend time for practicing. My major is business. I really develop my knowledge in Sierra College classes.
Thanks
Panni
Page last updated:
October 3, 2008